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Play "crazy professor" and "eager student" in a hyped-up overview of the text.
21. Running Dictation (Jason Fritze) a. Pull sentences from a text and write them down on poster paper and hang them in the hallway outside your classroom. In pairs, one student will stay in the room and be the scribe, the other person will run outside, read one of the posters, run back inside and dictate to the partner. Switch.
22. Thought Bubbles, Dialogue Bubbles (Jason Fritze) a. Just like you see in the cartoons, create thought or dialogue bubbles for your students to hold up in class. Use common expressions, famous quotes, or specific target vocab. Students hold up the thought or dialogue bubble when appropriate during class.
23. Who said that? (Jason Fritze) a. Following a story/novel/lecture create sentences that specific characters/famous people would say along with a list of the characters/famous people. Read each line and ask the kids, ‘who said that?’ Place the one-liner next to the characters names as they are identified.
20. Crazy Professor Reading Game (Chris Biffle)
21. Running Dictation (Jason Fritze)
a. Pull sentences from a text and write them down on poster paper and hang them in the hallway outside your classroom. In pairs, one student will stay in the room and be the scribe, the other person will run outside, read one of the posters, run back inside and dictate to the partner. Switch.
22. Thought Bubbles, Dialogue Bubbles (Jason Fritze)
a. Just like you see in the cartoons, create thought or dialogue bubbles for your students to hold up in class. Use common expressions, famous quotes, or specific target vocab. Students hold up the thought or dialogue bubble when appropriate during class.
23. Who said that? (Jason Fritze)
a. Following a story/novel/lecture create sentences that specific characters/famous people would say along with a list of the characters/famous people. Read each line and ask the kids, ‘who said that?’ Place the one-liner next to the characters names as they are identified.